procedural law

procedural law
The law that comprises the rule by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil or criminal proceedings.

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  • procedural law — n: law that prescribes the procedures and methods for enforcing rights and duties and for obtaining redress (as in a suit) and that is distinguished from law that creates, defines, or regulates rights the federal courts in diversity actions must… …   Law dictionary

  • procedural law — Law that prescribes the procedures and methods for enforcing rights and duties and for obtaining redress (e.g., in a suit). It is distinguished from substantive law (i.e., law that creates, defines, or regulates rights and duties). Procedural law …   Universalium

  • Procedural law — or adjective law comprises the rules by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil lawsuit, criminal or administrative proceedings. The rules are designed to ensure a fair and consistent application of due process (in the U.S.) or… …   Wikipedia

  • procedural law — UK US noun [U] LAW ► the part of the law that deals with legal processes such as rules for presenting information in court, rather than with rights, legal responsibilities, etc. → Compare SUBSTANTIVE LAW(Cf. ↑substantive law) …   Financial and business terms

  • procedural law — That which prescribes method of enforcing rights or obtaining redress for their invasion, Long v. Storms, 52 Or.App. 685, 629 P.2d 827, 828; machinery for carrying on procedural aspects of civil or criminal action; e.g. Rules of Civil, Criminal,… …   Black's law dictionary

  • procedural law — The law which governs the manner in which rights are enforced and wrongs rectified. Hardie v Bryson (DC Mo) 44 F Supp 67. The law which prescribes the procedure to be followed in a case …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • procedural law — процессуальное право, право, которым регулируется процедура рассмотрения спора в государственном суде или арбитраже. Так как стороны договора вправе избрать место, в котором будет проводиться арбитражное разбирательство (seat of arbitration), они …   Glossary of international commercial arbitration

  • procedural — pro·ce·dur·al /prə sē jə rəl/ adj: of or relating to procedure sentence reversed as result of procedural error in sentencing National Law Journal compare substantive pro·ce·dur·al·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …   Law dictionary

  • law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …   Law dictionary

  • procedural unconscionability — n: unconscionability that derives from the process of making a contract rather than from inherent unfairness or unreasonableness in the terms of the contract compare substantive unconscionability ◇ Procedural unconscionability is based on factors …   Law dictionary

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